Cohesion

Within adhesive bonding technology, cohesion describes the force that causes the adhesive to hold together. In addition, the force of cohesion is responsible for the toughness and flow behavior of a solidified adhesive. At low cohesion, adhesive tapes leave residues on the previously bonded surface when they are removed. In adhesive bonding technology, the cohesive force of an adhesive is expressed by means of characteristic values such as elongation at break, temperature resistance or Shore hardness.